Friday, January 25, 2019

Betsy Bell - Open Borders

January 25, 2019 - 6:00pm

Lake Forest Park

It is 1983, and the anti-war movement Target Seattle is preparing for a trip to Tashkent, Seattle's Sister City in Uzbekistan. Betsy Bell's husband, Don, is the chair of the executive committee of Target Seattle, and co-leader of the trip. Travelling with three thousand copies of a peace petition, as well as her seventeen-year-old daughter and thirty others, Betsy sees first-hand the risks of travelling as an American to the USSR. She also sees the heart-warming stories of people-to-people connections across political boundaries.

Elise Hooper in conversation with Danya Kukafka - Learning to See

January 25, 2019 - 7:00pm

Ravenna

At a time when women were supposed to keep the home fires burning, Dorothea Lange, creator of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century, dares to be different. Now, in this riveting new novel by the author of The Other Alcott, we see the world through her eyes. Joining in conversation will be Danya Kukafka, author of Girl in Snow.